Find Out Latest Cheap Wedding Dresses in Ton of Styles
Find Out Latest Cheap Wedding Dresses in Ton of Styles
I’m sure you have seen it on television or at least heard about it – hundreds of Party Dresses to racks and racks of designer wedding gowns and trying them on in the aisles. I believe they made reference to it on “Friends” a few seasons back when Monica was planning her wedding to Chandler. Remembe All of the brides were running around grabbing dresses off the racks… brides, including Monica, were fighting over gowns…
I really can’t remember if that was supposed to be Filene’s or another store but it definitely wasn’t something that was made for television. It is an actual event, a “wild scene”, that has been repeated every year since 1947 at the world famous Filene’s Basement in Boston.So what is the big deal about this particular bridal gown sal According to Filene’s Web site, basement buyers accumulate gowns from a variety of sources including manufacturer’s samples, overstocks, canceled orders, excess merchandise,
etc. Many of the dresses still have their original price tags and may be priced in the thousands. So, when these buyers have accumulated at least 1000 gowns they set a date for the “sale” and price all dresses at $249 each.
The morning of the sale, brides, mothers and friends begin lining up early. Usually by the time the doors open at 8am, hundreds of women are waiting in line. According to the Web site, “when the crowd is let loose, it takes less than Color Bridesmaid Dresses for the racks to be stripped bare”. Evidently the women just grab as many dresses as they can, go off in a corner, strip down and start trying them on. Then the brides start bartering with each other for dresses until they find the perfect gown (for only $249).
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